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The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

5.9/10 1915 3h 13m Released
DramaHistoryWar

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.

Director: D.W. Griffith
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Top Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter El
 Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
 Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
 Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
 Mary Alden
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper
 Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Ho
 George Siegmann
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas
Walter Long
Walter Long
Gus
 Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Tod
 Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
 Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
 Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son P

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